Gate.



A. POLZER.

GATE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1911.

1,024,022. Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

Witnesses Z/ 7 4L I 2 I Attorneys ALOIS POLZER,

w ich.

OF ALBERT, KANSAS.

GATE.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 12, 1911. Serial 131,648.59 2.

To all 20720172 1'25 may con cern Be it known that I, Anois Ponznn, 2i citizen or" the-United States, residing at Albert.

in the county'ot Barton and State of Ken means for bracing" or trussing; the gate frame.

l'hiis invention is embodied in the novel irrnngeinent and construction of ports as hereinafter described and as pointed out in the appended claims. the invention, being illustrnteijl in the accompanying drawings. wherein similar referencecharacters indicote. similar parts, and .wherein,

Figure 1 is an elevation of u cute constructed in accordance with the present invention. Figs. 2, and 3 are perspectives of various fragmental portions of the gate.

Referring specifically to the drawings. the frame of the gate is rectangular inform comprising the uprights 9 and 10 at the ends thereof and the upper and lower hor zontal ha rs 11 and 7. The frame is pret erubly constructed of piping. the uprights E and 10 being connected to the lower our 7 by means of the elbows 8 and at their upper ends to the bar 11 by 'l couplings 12 Which are in an upright position and hate stubs M secured in the upper taps thereof. The stubs 14 are also preferably of piping. Between the bars 7 and it are apztir of stay rods 21 which pierce the said bars and here nuts S('5T'\\'l;l1i'1l(lt(l on their outer ends. On the-upper bur ll and below the nuts of the stays 21 are secured the brzielcets it) and e. strand oi barbed Wire is stretched between the stubs is, being; supported at intermediate portions by the brackets 18. The strand 1.3 is secured to the stub 14 hp: means of the eye-bolts 13 which permit of the same being drawn taut.

To the uprights 9 and 10 at the ends of the frame are secured :1 series of eye-bolts having the eyes thereot extended inu'urdly und :1 Vertical bur 25) is passed. through each series of said eye-l olts. Each of the said burs 29 has a series of perforations therein to receive the ends of the horizonlul strands ill of the meshing; or netting. ho vertical struuds ot the meshing: or netting: are designated :11 32, this meshing or netting being of the ordinary construction, such as used in fencing. Thus by tightening Patented Apr. 23. 1912.

the eye-bolts28 the meshing may be drawn taut within the gate frame and forms & tiller occupying; the space Within the said triune. By loosening the bolts 28, the meshin being slackened can he disengaged from the bars 29 and removed for repair or replacement. This permits a filling, of any suitable ineshingto be secured inthe frame to provide a, uniformity in the tie sign of the gate and fence structures.

One end of the gate is hinged to the post 3 by means of the brackets 5 mounted on the said post and hearing against the re spective elbow Sand T-coupl'ing 12 of the upright 10. the u iright being pivoted in the brackets.

The gate t'rame is braced or trussed in a novel manner between the upper hinged corner and the lower tree corner. The rod 18 and the intermediate portion thereof pusscd around the upper e'ncl of the upright it) and through the lower ends of an iuvol-ted tLshupi-d stirrup 1T engaged over the :idjncent end of the bur ll. and thencepessiug' on rzu'h side of the tiller. the ex tremities thereof being engaged to the yoke pin '19. Two rods 30 have their upper ex,- treuiilies secured to the pin 19 on the respective sides of the tiller. and extend to the lower tree corner of the lute frame, possim:- through the upper ends of the U- shziped stirrup 17 engaged over the correspondiug; end of the bar 7 and also pierce a plate arranged on the. outer side and at; the lower end of the upright 9 and bearing the outer nuts which are screw-threaded on the ends thereof against the plate Thus b'v tightening the nuts 23. the truss rods l9 and 90 may be drawn tent to support the tree end ot the gate in position and prevent the some from suggiugr. The stirrups 17 are bent from strap iron into n Suhstnntiully U-shn and have the ends thereof h'ent uu zuhirly and upertured for the pussage of the said rods. This form of trussing' or bracing dispenses with the necessity oi drilling hole-s in the gate frame which would tend to weal-mu the some and is; substuntir. and durable. Al the intersection of the rods '20 and the stays 21. a Wire 33 is knotted around the said members, thus con-- net-ting the said members together.

The latch mechanism for locking the gate in closed position need not. be described in detail, the some being shown as comprising a latch 24: hinged to the post 27 by till means of" a plate 25, which plate has the lower end thereof bent upward and de tlected outward to form a lip 26 for supporting the latch. Any suitable style of latch may be utilized for locking the gate in closed position.

This gate in being adapted to receive the various tillers may therefore be made to conform in. design with the structure of the adjoining fence, and in this manner the obstruction presented by the gate structure is fully as efficient as the obstruction presented by the fence itself. The strand of barbed Wire arranged above the fence prevents animale from reaching over the gate, from rubbing'on the gate, or from endeavoring to jump over the gate, when the gate is used in a pasture or farm inclosure. This is therefore simple in its construction, substantial and durable \and is also ethcient in its use,

What is claimed as new is l. A gate frame comprising end uprights and an upper and a lower horizontal bar i-aeoured to the said uprights, and a trussing between the upper end corner of the gate and the lower tree corner constituting a rod passed around the upper end of the upright ing end uprights at the hinged end of the gate, a stirrup on the adjacent end of the upper bar, the said rod piercing the stirrup, a irrup on the lower bar at the free end of the gate, a plate on the outer side of the upright at the free end of the gate, a pair of rods secured to the ends of the former rod and piercing the latter stirrup and the said plate, and means for drawing said rods taut.

2. In combination, a gate frame comprisand an upper and lower horizontal bar secured to the said uprights, a U-shaped stirrup on the upper bar atthe hinged end of the gate, a U-shaped stirrup on the lower bar at the free end of the gate, and means piercing the said stirrup and conneet-ing the upper end of the upright at the hinged end of the gate and the lower end of the upright at the free end of the gate, and adapted to be drawn taut to truss the frame. v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

' ALOIS POLZER. Witnesses:

Jenn ANDREE, C. F. GARRETT. 

